Drug sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) must have a symbiotic relationship. Unfortunately, many CROs fall short in playing their part. Drug sponsors need to feel confident in the knowledge and experience of their partners to provide scientific expertise and...

Meet Ken Forman, Sr. Director of Product Strategy, to learn how an innovative tech transfer approach can enable consistent and compliant processes, increase efficiency, reduce costs and revolutionize drug manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry.Come and see us at Biologics Contract...

Join our webinar, on October 18, and learn how the Polar Platform can support the multi-tiered approach to assessing ADAs through a combination of planning, execution and reporting workflows.Immunogenicity of a biotherapeutic is an important consideration within drug development. With...

While CROs and biotech companies have invested in digital software technologies to help solve issues with sponsor requirements, they're often a range of software stitched together with in-house integration code and analytical tools. The resulting data silos prevent scientists from...

  This is a two-part webinar series. Watch both on-demand below. The BioPharma industry is continuing to outsource more and more of its manufacturing to CDMOs, adding yet another layer of complexity to critical data exchange like tech transfer...

Meet our speaker Marc Smith Director, Strategic Solutions, IDBS Marc is the Director of Strategic Solutions and is accountable for the development of the IDBS Polar BPLM and associated Solutions.  Marc is an expert in laboratory and operational technology, laboratory...

Meet our speaker Ajaz Rosul Lead Solutions Consultant, IDBS Ajaz Rosul joined IDBS in 2021. His primary focus at IDBS is Polar BioAnalysis. Ajaz has a background in bioanalysis as a Research Scientist and LIMS from the vendor side.  Prior...

Meet our speaker Alberto Pascual Director, Data Science & Analytics, IDBS Data Science and AI leader helping Pharma and Biotech in their digital transformation. Alberto holds a PhD in bioinformatics with a long experience in data science and biomedical...

Meet our speakers Dominic Mancini VP, Operations, OrganaBio Dominic Mancini serves as Vice President of Operations at OrganaBio – a Miami-based Contract Technology Development and Manufacturing Organization (CTDMO) that supports cell and gene therapeutic developers. With a fundamental...

Come and join us at booth 130 in Amsterdam, to learn how an innovative tech transfer approach can revolutionize drug manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry.

Are the biotech and pharma sectors slower to adopt digital technology compared to other industries?  Are they lagging when it comes to extracting value out of data?When you think of digital adoption in BioPharma or biotech, do you think back...

Meet our speaker Marc Smith Director, Strategic Solutions, IDBS Marc is an expert in laboratory and operational technology, laboratory informatics and system integration and leads a team of technological and domain experts committed to the development of the Polar...

Meet our speakers Dominic Mancini VP, Operations, OrganaBio Dominic Mancini serves as Vice President of Operations at OrganaBio – a Miami-based Contract Technology Development and Manufacturing Organization (CTDMO) that supports cell and gene therapeutic developers. With a fundamental...

Event | 19 - 23 June, 2023Join us in Florida! Both CROs and BioPharma companies must meet a large number of requirements to conduct their studies. From following standard operating procedures (SOPs) to carrying out system audits and ensuring GxP...

Meet our speaker Mallory Turner Lead Product Owner, IDBS Mallory Turner is a Sr. Manufacturing Intelligence Specialist at IDBS (formerly Skyland Analytics). She has a Masters in Quantitative Research Methods / Research Methods and Statistics from the University of...

Event | 15 - 19 May, 2023Join us in Boston - we are at booth 302. Come and see us at PEGS Boston and learn more about Polar, the world's first BioPharma Lifecycle Management (BPLM) platform, and how it can...

Meet our speaker Michael Barnes Lead Solutions Consultant, IDBS Multidisciplinary Bench Scientist having worked in various roles/companies, from isolating rare and underrepresented cancers at the Broad Institute, to automating cell-based toxicology assays in a CRO setting. Prior to...

Event | 12 - 13 April, 2023Join us in San Francisco - we are at booth 44. Come and see us at the American Biomanufacturing Summit and hear how Skyland PIMS can help your team with smarter process and data...

Event | 27 February - 1 March, 2023Join us in San Diego. Come and join us at SLAS 2023 to learn how Polar can help you navigate your biopharma lifecycle by securely managing drug progression in contexts of workflow, intergration...

Event | 28 February - 2 March, 2023Join us in San Diego. Come and join us at BPI West to learn how Polar can help you navigate your biopharma lifecycle and how Skyland PIMS can help accelerate your biopharma development...

Meet our speaker Alberto Pascual Director, Data Science & Analytics, IDBS Data Science and AI leader helping Pharma and Biotech in their digital transformation. Alberto holds a PhD in bioinformatics with a long experience in data science and biomedical...

Software brings value to Process Performance Qualification activities by bridging the gap between PD and manufacturing. PIMS for Process Performance Qualification The drug development lifecycle is vital to delivering safe and effective drugs. Key to this success is adopting technology...

Streamlining the flow of accurate and timely data across internal and external teams, sites and partners is critical to ensuring your process is in control. In this session, Lee Arnold, Senior Director, Process Development at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, will take you...

Followed by a presentation on: How digital strategies and data standards can overcome process monitoring challenges and ensure quality across external networksJanssen Supply Chain is embarking on a journey towards Industry 4.0 through the implementation of a network-wide program to...

Work smarter, not harder, with digital workflows that capture process and analytical data in full context right from the start. Polar BioProcess ensures data quality and provides the foundation for real process understanding by automatically mapping the complex relationships between...

Event | 30 Oct - 2 Nov, 2022Ensure data integrity, and enhance process monitoring and understanding within a digital data backbone. Join us at booth 1138 at ISPE's Annual Meeting & Expo in Florida, USA. Come meet and speak to...

Improve your throughput with consistent data capture, powerful analytics and rapid reporting capabilities E-WorkBook Advance brings structured workflow execution capabilities and configurable real-time quality control features, alongside advanced spreadsheet design, calculation...

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In 2018 alone, thousands of petabytes of data were collected. But all too often, scientific data is not used past its intended purpose. In fact, PLOS conducted a study indicating only about 20% of published papers post their supporting data...

Want smarter manufacturing data management? The key is using software systems to drive a successful CPV program. This paper will help you streamline your search for the right system. It provides key insights on how purpose-built data management systems can...

Event | Oct 4-5, 2022Drive data integrity & unlock insight to accelerate innovation IDBS exhibited at The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG)’s conference, DRUG DISCOVERY 2022, in London. Contact our experts to learn how our software solutions can...

In 2012, Harvard Business Review put data science on the map, calling it the “sexiest job of the 21st century.”1 But what is it exactly and how does it align with analytics, informatics, process intelligence and all the other terms...

At the Phacilitate Leaders World and World Stem Cell Summit 2019, held 22-25 Jan, Steve Goodman (Head of Drug Product Manufacturing at Bluebird Bio) and Robert Di Scipio (CEO of Skyland Analytics, now part of IDBS) shared the podium to...

Bioinformatics has become a powerful component in the field of science, and its induction to the global industry has marked a turning point in many areas, such as healthcare, gene technology and medicine. With various applications in the areas of...

Approach for US FDA 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records and electronic signatures Skyland PIMS has been designed, developed and tested to enable compliance to 21 CFR Part 11 to accommodate the regulatory needs of its users. Skyland PIMS...

Skyland PIMS® - The life science industry standard for managing and sharing process and product data across your supply chain Life Science manufacturing data management has become increasingly difficult with advancements in complex biopharma and “precision” cell and gene...

In the life science industry, like many sectors, Excel is a proverbial hammer. However, not all problems are nails. Launched by Microsoft in the 80s, Excel has become ubiquitous as a tool for every department and workflow imaginable, ad hoc...

Successful technology transfer is reliant on a few key variables including robust process characterization and communication and collaboration among multiple teams and sites. The key determinant to achieving success is the exchange of accurate, compliant data in relevant time. The...

Therapies are more complex, tailored and varied than ever and the associated amount of data is growing - which requires a new level of attention to detail. Take a proactive, collaborative approach to managing your critical process manufacturing data...

IDBS will be presenting at the conference this year in Vienna. Join our presentation, stop by  booth #135 or book a meeting with one of our experts.Book a Meeting Today Building a Digital Data Backbone to Improve BioPharma Lifecycle Management  Alberto Pascual...

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The current state of biopharma drug development is a barrier to the timely and cost-effective treatment of disease. Although there is an abundance of point solutions, overall biopharma data management is like cooking in a messy kitchen: it’s hard to...

Speakers:  David Brick, Sr. Director of Data Sciences, IDBS David has more than 25 years of experience in consulting, project management, data management and data warehousing for reporting and analytics applications. He has spent 16 of these years focused...

Event | 18-19 May, 2022We are excited to announce that we will attend the #IoT & Smart Pharma Summit in San Diego, California, 18-19 May. Join us at Smart Pharma IoT to discover how we can accelerate scientific discovery by...

Event | 14-15 Nov, 2022Accelerate process understanding and time-to-insight across your development and manufacturing lifecycle. Join us at booth #21 at the Biomanufacturing World Summit in San Diego, USA.  Come meet our experts and learn how IDBS’ purpose-built software solutions...

Skyland PIMS software seamlessly combines product, process, and patient data across the biopharma lifecycle and supply chain, providing insights that accelerate process understanding and ensure product quality. Find out more about smarter drug manufacturing process data management...

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Event | 13-14 April, 2022IDBS will be presenting at the event this year in San Francisco, CA. We look forward to seeing you there! IDBS’ presentation will be on supply chain and logistics.  Speaker: Ken Forman,  | 9:10 - 9:45am...

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Event | 30-31 March, 2022IDBS will be presenting at the event this year in Berlin, Germany. We look forward to seeing you there! More details to follow soon!  About Pharma Contract Manufacturing: Pharma Contract Manufacturing is Europe’s only conference entirely focused...

Event | May 2022IDBS look forward to being back at Bio-IT World Conference & Expo this year in Boston, MA, both in person and virtually. Matt Clifford, Director R&I Strategy will be presentating on  'Digital Strategies to Power Next-Generation R&I...

Event | March 15, 2022IDBS will be presenting at the conference this year in San Diego, California. We look forward to being back at Bioprocess in-person events in 2022. IDBS’ Cell Culture Presentation: Reimagining Data Management from Bioprocess R&D to...

Not being able to find information from three years ago is a common scenario, slowing you down. With Polar, you can find all the data you need with just a few clicks.Request a Demo

Presenter: Brady Haggstrom, Head of Platform & Analytics Marketing at IDBS Brady Haggstrom is Head of Platform & Analytics Marketing focused on IDBS’ Data Out and Analytics capabilities to solve customer challenges. Previously, he looked after IDBS’ commercial approach...

Tomorrow's Connection Today - Designing a new future for manufacturing, quality and supply chain leaders. We will be attending the European Biomanufacturing Summit virtual conference on February 8-10, 2022.Learn more...

Presenter: Henry Charlton, Commercial Director of Biologics Development Henry Charlton studied Biochemical Engineering at University College London and subsequently researched harvesting procedures for mammalian cells secreting monoclonal antibodies for his PhD. He has held a number of...

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Customers and regulators expect the highest level of data integrity to get the most out of data and ensure compliance. Download the whitepaper to discover the following aspects of the IDBS GxP service: Benefits, topology, and configuration Customer onboarding process...

Extracting valuable insights from data across the BioPharma lifecycle is a time-consuming and error prone process. Important context and process knowledge is locked away in spreadsheets and paper records requiring laborious manual work to prepare for data analysis visualization. In...

Polar BioAnalysis enables CROs and biopharma to improve quality and reproducibility, reduce study cycle times and accelerate time-to-market....

As the Covid-19 pandemic puts a renewed focus on the time and cost of bringing new therapeutics and vaccines to market, this report explores why implementing a biopharma 4.0 approach is necessary for achieving higher flexibility, efficiency and robustness in...

Information Security and Business Continuity IDBS Cloud builds on your existing security practices in partnership with Amazon Web Services to ensure Well-Architected Security Design Principles are applied to all layers of your IDBS experience and data. In this document...

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Join over 400 scientific leaders at Cell UK: In-Person Congress, connecting regenerative medicine and bioprocessing experts to transform cell research and therapies. See you at Cell UK 2021 Congress in London, UK, 28th - 29th October. Stop by booth...

Europe's leading bioprocessing event for accelerating biologics, mAbs, vaccines and novel products to commercial success. Access leading science, technologies and contacts across the entire bioprocessing spectrum. View our webinar "Managing the Journey from Process Development to...

i3 our premier annual event where we bring together science, IT and R&D business leaders to share ideas, create new insights and advance innovation and this year we went virtual. During i3 you will gain insights from your peers using...

India Digital R&D Lab Summit is our annual event where we bring together science, IT and R&D business leaders to share ideas, create new insights and advance innovation! During this virtual event you will gain insights from your peers...

Machine-ready data accessibility Accessing and extracting key experimental data across informatics is critical for secondary analysis and applying modern data science practices to merged data sets. The Challenge The inability to access and analyze experimental data can drive pain...

Hidden Challenges in Biopharma Development The current state of biopharma drug development is a barrier to the timely and cost-effective treatment of disease. Change the status-quo with BPLM.   Download your copy of the infosheet below! ...

All food and drink companies are highly dependent on information at every stage of the development-to-production process, whether performed internally or externally. The challenges of cost and time can be addressed by improvements to information management; making sure that all...

50% of surveyed employees have trouble locating documents. How does this affect their work and how can this change? Our infographic explains. To find out how E-WorkBook can help you streamline your report writing, get in touch with our...

To compete in today's global economy, businesses need to have the right tools, as well as open minds. We understand the challenges R&D organizations face, so we've put this guide together to discuss how modernizing your business can help you...

Remember searching through piles of papers for your data? Technology has changed a lot in recent years, but many companies are still using legacy systems. Our storyboard illustrates the enormous impact digital transformation can have in a scientist's daily...

60% of data scientists say that they spend most of their time cleaning and organizing data. Protect your organization from unnecessary expenses and decrease the time spent on data management with these ten tips for maintaining data accuracy... Tip 1...

There is a skills shortage in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Our Tip sheet explores how you can retain knowledge. There is a skills shortage in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Research shows that 90...

Driven by the need to respond to global hyper-competition and the increasing speed of technological change, companies are relying heavily on their research and development (R&D) functions to accelerate innovation. It’s widely acknowledged that businesses thrive when employees work...

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At MedCity INVEST Digital Health, you’ll hear from innovative investors across the healthcare spectrum, prominent industry players and the most promising digital health startups offering innovative approaches or trying to solve some of healthcare’s greatest challenges. This 4-day...

Digital lab integration remains one of the biggest obstacles faced by biopharma companies looking to optimize their operations. Access to instrument data is critical to streamline workflows and gain the insight needed to drive decision making but the wide...

Data-driven process insights to accelerate development IDBS Polar BioProcess provides interactive reporting tools and pre-configured reports for data-driven insights. To learn more about Polar BioProcess download our datasheet below!�...

Deeper product and process understanding through traceable data and results   IDBS Polar Bioprocess seamlessly integrates both process and analytical data throughout your workflows to deliver greater insight. To learn more about Polar BioProcess download our datasheet on analytical...

Research and Innovation (R&I) teams working in industrial sciences often work on stressful, deadline-oriented projects. Being first to market is key, and the timelines are much shorter compared to other R& domains, such as the pharmaceutical industry. We understand the...

E-WorkBook for Chemistry is built upon the foundation of the enterprise IDBS E-WorkBook Cloud platform, and uses industry-leading cheminformatics technology from ChemAxon for molecular representation and indexing. The software is designed for the needs of a modern chemist, providing...

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the process of drug development into the spotlight in a new way. The challenge for biopharmaceutical companies-to create, test, and manufacture a vaccine in months rather than years-appears to have been successful, with vaccine rollout already...

Full traceability for the development of optimized cell lines Growing interest in emerging biologics such as bispecific antibodies and viral vectors is driving cell line development teams to optimize existing techniques and investigate new technologies. IDBS Polar Bioprocess is...

Ensure consistency, quality and traceability throughout development   IDBS Polar BioProcess ensures full traceability of reagent preparation steps and material composition throughout your development workflows. To learn more about Polar BioProcess download our...

i3 is our annual customer event where we bring together science, IT and R&D business leaders to share ideas, create new insights and advance innovation! During our i3 2021 virtual event you will gain insights from your peers using...

Spending less time on data administration improves the entire development lifecycle In a recent Aspen survey of biopharma development teams, participants reported spending an average of 1 day each week, or 20% of their time on data administration. Learn...

Maximize the productivity and scalability of mammalian and microbial cultures For many development scientists, data capture and reporting are still done in Excel. Creating charts to compare online, at-line, and offline data for bioreactor runs typically involves several time-consuming...

Event | July . 6-8, 2021 IDBS is proud to be presenting at the Pharma IQ Artificial Intelligence virtual conference this year. Join Alberto Pascual, Director of Data Science and Analytics, where he will be discussing how you can join...

How many times a day do you walk across the lab to get to your ELN and record your data? Whatever the number, it’s still too many. It pulls you away from your bench, away from the science. It’s a...

Regardless of the industry an organization operates in, remaining compliant with ever-changing legislation is an important aspect of corporate operations. For businesses that focus on research and development however, it's essential. This is because of the frequently high-risk nature of...

'This is how we've always done it' is a very dangerous statement to be made within any business, especially in R&D. This one line illustrates that a team may have fallen into the trap of relying on old processes which...

In a research and development environment, creativity is not only the catalyst to new discoveries, it's also the fuel for success in the wider business. Having researchers and scientists thinking creatively, approaching problems and challenges from new angles, and thinking...

Optimize unit operations for effective product recovery and purification High-productivity upstream processes, continuous bioprocessing, biosimilars and growth in advanced therapies such as cell and gene therapies are all challenging downstream processing teams to optimize existing...

Today there is an urgent need for the pharmaceutical industry to improve their data infrastructure to support metadata collection and curation so that data can be used and reused. This is because data doesn't have much meaning without their accompanying...

At IDBS our purpose is to provide the best cloud-based R&D technology and solutions to the world’s most forward-thinking companies, helping them solve global challenges. To do this, we strive to build an organization that celebrates each other’s differences...

Master data management (MDM) refers to data governance principles and practices which an organization may choose to implement - using a combination of people, processes and technology - to reduce ambiguity causing wasted time to maximize the value of...

Event | 25 May 2021 IDBS are delighted to presenting at The 2nd Quality Science of Biologics Summit in Beijing on the 25th May. Ensuring quality in pharma drug development is a challenge, but Quality by Design (QbD) is the...

Improve data quality, productivity and compliance Many Bioanalytical labs work with a crowded and siloed set of systems and processes. From part electronic to part paper-based workflows, to standalone point-solutions, the result is a lack of insight into data...

Before mass-producing and launching a product into the market, R&D is a crucial stage that often involves numerous tasks and generates an enormous amount of data. If all data from a big project are recorded in hard copies, a...

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Despite many companies considering digital transformation a top priority, research shows that 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail. In this eBook, we explore why and how the right approach can see your organization succeed. Key points:  You need experts to...

When collaborating with external partners, a biopharma company must anticipate communication challenges related to a large volume and variety of documents, regulation-compliant storage of data, and real-time visibility and control. This paper shows how an online collaboration system can...

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See where effective Collaboration can take you Data management as it is today involves multiple disjointed tools and an absurd number of hours. Using generic data sharing tools leads to a lot of work on finding, transcribing, and reformatting...

Save your company six months The IDBS Cloud Validation Services is innovating the validation process, dramatically reducing cost and time-to-value through the automation of testing and validation to the standard expected and required by regulators such as the FDA...

Pharmaceutical companies generate a wealth of data and, with most investing in technologies to enable high throughput experimentation and automation, the speed at which new data is generated is rapidly increasing. However, most organizations are unable to gain actionable insights...

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What it means to be F.A.I.R. Research data is often not used past its intended purpose. In fact, in many cases, scientific data is not shared or even re-usable. This could be due to data protection or because the data is...

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Speakers Chris Butler Senior Principal Data Scientist Chris joined Abbott/AbbVie in 1996 in the Diagnostics Division as an Associate Scientist. After a couple years in the Diagnostics Division, Chris moved over to the Pharmaceutical Products Division where he worked...

The Biopharmaceutical industry has big ambitions to accelerate the move towards industry 4.0. In this whitepaper we explore some of the major bottlenecks in the development lifecycle, the current barriers to effective digital transformation and explore the role an effective...

How can out-of-the box workflows in IDBS Polar, the world's first BioPharma Lifecycle Management system, enable six times faster time to value and help you tackle the biggest challenges in process design, optimization, scale-up and technology transfer? Key points:  Biopharma...

We have all heard the urgent prophecy of BioPharma 4.0 – several times by now. We have patiently listened to the grand vision of smart processes that continuously learn from data, optimize conditions and predict the future, all in...

Customers and regulators expect the highest level of data integrity, and many organizations rely on an archivist to maintain and protect this most important asset. Key points:  GMP regulations accept the storage of data using cloud technology and there is...

IDBS are announcing the world’s first Biopharma Lifecycle Management (BPLM) system – a cloud-based platform that smooths the bumps of biopharmaceutical development – easing the curation of the data you need to accelerate time to market. All done by tackling the...

No business is immune to change. A strategic approach to embracing technology can dramatically enhance an organization’s ability to respond to a dynamic business climate. Such changes have forced every organization to accelerate their digital transformation to build a more...

Why? Because studies can’t be replicated. If a study in science can’t be replicated, is it still viable? Scientific studies are notoriously difficult to reproduce. A study by Plos Biology showed that about $28 billion every year is spent...

This presentation will explore tools that biopharma development organizations can use to prepare for digital transformation. We will discuss tools that help companies visualize complex processes in a simple diagram, tools for identifying waste and inefficiency in the process, and...

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Often, scientific R&D data is not replicable or re-useable, holding a company back. In addition to racking up costs, it highlights that there are important things that need to be transformed in R&D. When it comes to technology, you need...

Rigid workflows and slow decision-making lead to delay in your R&D execution from product to launch. We’ve all heard the saying, ‘time is money’. Now, let’s put it into an industrials perspective: consulting firm McKinsey found that products that hit the...

CDMOs, don’t miss the train    Navigating the 2020 market    Speed, safety and strict regulatory compliance in vaccine production are essential. However, ensuring both data quality and integrity is difficult to achieve using legacy data...

Documenting studies on paper or Excel spreadsheets reduces efficiency and increases the chance of errors. The IDBS Bioanalysis Solution is a scientific informatics process execution system that supports all bioanalytical documentation needs – streamlining workflows in the lab and...

Streamlining processes, ensuring consistency and risk reduction are widely sought objectives in the analytical laboratory. As sample volumes increase against fixed resources, especially in the contract market, service providers often turn to software to enable their people to...

Innovation in the chemicals sector requires data, but also a platform to manage that data effectively; and current methods are falling short. Companies wouldn’t think twice about investing in hardware to support 20% efficiency gains, if it meant getting more...

The chemicals industry’s primary goal is to innovate and produce valuable commodities with a rapid time to market. But that’s just one aspect of developing a new product. Today, regulators, government mandates, and consumers, expect more. Is it safe? How...

Enabling you to get more from your data! E-WorkBook 10.5 Platform Update “Customers talk, we listen!” IDBS has been implementing its E-WorkBook with new capabilities. Our goal is to helps R&D organizations capture, manage, and gain insights from their scientific...

Changing Business Landscape A quickly accelerating paradigm shift is under way among scientific enterprises. Whether in the energy sector, food and beverage, biotech, chemical engineering, or pharmaceuticals, companies that have historically relied on in-house research &...

Without the right tools, it’s difficult to report on the impact of data management on your activity. With Operational Analytics and Dashboards, get direct access to solutions adoption, templates and users metrics. The Challenge Analysis and optimization of business...

In today’s biotherapeutic landscape, technology such as high-throughput systems and process analytical technology ensure constant streams of data. But there’s a problem: current data management tools can’t keep up. Each instrument generates data in a different format, which then...

Demonstrating data integrity is central to all processes within the Life Sciences industry. As the evolution of technology presents new opportunities and considerations to managing data, organizations can find it challenging to balance what is possible against the guidance provided...

COVID-19 has had a ripple effect on businesses across all sectors Working from home has its challenges, a fluctuating network bandwidth quality being one them. Nevertheless this hasn’t stopped Christian Marcazzo, IDBS General Manager, reflecting on what the current...

Join Anthony Barnardo, Damien Tiller and Stuart Ward for a roundtable discussion, where they explain how Life Sciences organizations can ensure data integrity and security in a SaaS environment. Request a DemoConnect with an Expert...

Join us at EBF, for the 14th meeting, focussing on the power of Science as our universal language. You can find us at the exhibit in the main conference expo hall, or catch one of our luncheon presentations. EBF 2020...

Join us at PEGS Boston, the leading conference & expo where world-renowned experts, visionaries, and influencers from top pharma, biotech, academic, and government institutions convene every year to transform the future of biologics. You can find us at the exhibit...

A Week of Bioanalysis, Biomarkers, Immunogenicity, Gene Therapy & Vaccine Assays High quality, better compliance to regulations and scientific excellence are always the foundations of this workshop. IDBS helps deliver consistency, quality and reproducibility for Preclinical...

Join us at Bio-IT World 2020, the leading conference and expo uniting life science, data, informatics, and IT leaders. You can find us at exhibit #326 in the main conference expo hall, or catch one of our luncheon presentations...

The Leading International Composites Show The JEC Group decided to postpone the 2020 edition of JEC World from May 12-14, 2020 to March 9-11, 2021. JEC Group is the world’s leading company dedicated entirely to the development of information...

BioAsia 2020 explores the capabilities that Life sciences companies should invest in today to thrive and create value tomorrow. Globally, the rise of more informed healthcare consumers, new technologies, and ubiquity of data and analytics continues to blur the...

Increase efficiency, enhance connectivity and drive superior quality in the modern lab. We're delighted to be partnering with IQPC again in 2020 to bring you SmartLab Digital on 11th and 12th March. SmartLab Digital is a complimentary online series...

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Across the biopharmaceutical industry, the transition from traditional constructs such as large stainless-steel factories, batch manufacturing, and paper-based recording systems to modular facilities, single-use technologies, continuous manufacturing, and electronic systems is...

Fewer than 50 percent of preclinical research studies, conducted at a cost of $28 billion per year, are reproducible. Rigor in bioanalytical method validation is emerging in the form of a global standard: preclinical studies are increasingly outsourced (by some estimates, more...

What is the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Well-Architected framework? The AWS Well-Architected framework has been developed to help cloud architects build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for their applications. Based on five pillars — operational...

This year BioProduction Congress merges with bioLIVE to become BioProduction at CPhI Worldwide. BioProduction will be co-located with CPhI Worldwide in Frankfurt, 5th-7th November 2019 – the largest pharmaceutical event in the world – uniting biotech, pharma, and solution...

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Date & Time:  Thursday, August 22, 2019 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST Duration: 60 minutes Host:  Brady Haggstrom Learning Objectives Understand the marketplace factors driving cloud technology in Life Sciences What the benefit of the cloud unlocks Changes in...

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What is a sustainable lab? There’s an ever-growing trend to ‘do our bit’ to save our planet, which has extended to scientific laboratories. Labs might not take up much space, but they consume an enormous amount of resources. While...

The E-WorkBook platform is designed for enterprise deployment. Researchers expect that data can be transferred between systems, to reduce the overhead of transcription and to ensure consistency and quality. With E-WorkBook Integrations, IDBS provide frameworks to seamlessly connect the...

The E-WorkBook platform is designed for enterprise deployment. Researchers expect that data can be transferred between systems, to reduce the overhead of transcription and to ensure consistency and quality. With E-WorkBook Integrations, IDBS provides frameworks to seamlessly connect the...

The E-WorkBook platform is designed for enterprise deployment. Researchers expect that data can be transferred between systems, to reduce the overhead of transcription and to ensure consistency and quality. With E-WorkBook Integrations, IDBS provides frameworks to seamlessly connect the...

The E-WorkBook platform is designed for enterprise deployment. Researchers expect that data can be transferred between systems, to reduce the overhead of transcription and to ensure consistency and quality. With E-WorkBook Integrations, IDBS provides frameworks to seamlessly connect the...

The E-WorkBook platform is designed for enterprise deployment. Researchers expect that data can be transferred between systems, to reduce the overhead of transcription and to ensure consistency and quality. With E-WorkBook Integrations, IDBS provides frameworks to seamlessly connect the...

E-WorkBook provides catalog dictionaries, which support a centralized relational data model. These catalog terms help to enforce the usage of standardized terminology, to ensure consistency of data input and to enable contextual searching. Although catalog dictionaries can be manually...

The E-WorkBook platform is designed for enterprise deployment. Researchers expect that data can be transferred between systems, to reduce the overhead of transcription and to ensure consistency and quality. With IDBS E-WorkBook Integrations, frameworks are provided to seamlessly connect...

Our experts, Laura Swift and J.T. Kaminski, will cover topics including searching, using bookmarks and favorites, getting the most out of the navigator, filtering the navigator, working within experiments, and using templates. Following on from our recent blog “Top...

IDBS will be exhibiting at the Hesperia Hotel in Barcelona on the 20-22 November. We will be showcasing how our Bioanalysis Solution could help you at booth B22. The IDBS Bioanalysis Solution provides a complete suite of interconnected workflows...

IDBS E-WorkBook is the world’s best-in-class informatic platform for scientific research and discovery. Request a DemoConnect with an Expert...

With The IDBS Bioprocess Solution you can invest more time and resources in developing processes that support the delivery of novel therapeutics – helping you get high quality products to market, faster. Request a DemoConnect with an Expert...

Unjulie Bhanot and April Pisek, Solutions Consultants at IDBS, discuss two rapidly growing markets: biologics development and bioanalysis, and bring forth the importance of managing Big Data and navigating its implementation in the current environment. In the webinar, Unjulie and...

CONNECTING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS TO OPTIMIZE BIOPROCESSING Come and visit us at booth #93 and hear Unjulie Bhanot speak at 9.30 on 4th April 2019. Register here. Opportunities to Optimize Data Management in the Biologics Development Lifecycle Join...

So, you think to yourself: “I need an ELN!” You see the use of “ELN” here, “E notebook” there and occasionally the term “paper-on-glass” somewhere over there. How do you begin to start looking for the right electronic solution...

Choosing a digital lab notebook can be daunting at first, so it’s best to conduct thorough research to understand its capabilities and ensure it fits your needs. So, what exactly is a digital lab notebook? In its simplest form, a...

Graeme Dennis, Commercial Director of Preclinical Pharma at IDBS, explains how The IDBS Bioanalysis Solution can ease an organization’s QC burden, help them manage workflows more efficiently and increases productivity. Transcription: My name is Graeme Dennis, and I’m the...

The IDBS E-WorkBook Cloud is a ‘software as a service’ data management platform that can adapt to meet the evolving business needs and scientific challenges of any enterprise R&D organization.Request a DemoConnect with an Expert

In today’s modern world, data is everywhere. We create data every time we post an update on a social media platform, send an email to a friend, or upload a photograph online. Companies also collect data about us to gain...

While specific electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) serve the needs of particular types of scientists due to their task-specific tools, they may hinder the sharing and protection of knowledge on an organizational scale and, in the long run, are likely to...

IDBS E-WorkBook is the world's best-in-class informatic platform for scientific research and discovery. It is a flexible R&D software that meets the demands of your particular industry, the needs of the various business units in your organization today, and...

Used by thousands of customers in exciting and practical new ways, Advance helps scientists working in life, food, and material sciences and engineering. From simple calculations to sophisticated workflows, Advance provides a flexible, validatable framework for advanced R&D work...

Stuart Ward, industry expert, Head of Business Analysis at IDBS, explains how our Software as a Service (SaaS) solution enables organizations to capture their data in an organized, structured and scalable way. Transcript I’m Stuart Ward, I’m head of business...

IDBS Insight: Debbie Barklamb, an Account Manager with IDBS, discusses how adopting news software can help R&D across a range of scientific domains. Transcription: I’m Debbie Barklamb. I’m an Account Manager with IDBS. It’s a commercial, customer-facing role where...

The challenges of getting work done when you’re in a collaborative R&D environment Why is it so hard to get work done? In this eBook, we take a look at the issues facing R&D organizations every day and explore...

Unjulie Bhanot, Solutions Consultant at IDBS, explains how The IDBS Bioprocess Solution can help tackle some of the biggest issues facing biologics organizations. Request a DemoConnect with an Expert...

How Legacy Technology Can Block the Road to Scientific Discovery Digital transformation In nearly every work environment around the globe, digital transformations are taking place that change the way individuals produce, interact, and engage with their work. Scientific research...

Are you tired of your outdated technology? Do you want an ELN that’s intuitive to use? Would moving to the cloud make it easier for you to access and manage valuable data? It might be time for you to...

E-WorkBook Integrations is about more than just linking technologies. It enables people, software and equipment to talk to one another efficiently and effectively, improving accuracy and reducing time spent on tasks unnecessarily. Watch our video to find out more!Transcript...

The E-WorkBook Chemistry module empowers synthetic chemists with the ability to accelerate small molecule R&D. With its intuitive interface scientists can work more efficiently, using comprehensive workflows to streamline the data entry processes and procedures. Watch our video...

CROs are finding themselves operating in an increasingly competitive market, where true differentiation is hard to achieve. The usual suspects of reducing cost, downsizing, reacting to demand or capacity issues and onboarding new tech quickly without the need to upskill...

Join IDBS at the 10th Annual Bioprocessing Summit in Boston on August 13-17th 2018. IDBS will be exhibiting at booth #613 The Bioprocessing Summit convenes more than 1,000 international bioprocess professionals to share practical solutions for today's bioprocess challenges. Now...

The route to better, faster and more efficient data Bioanalytical operations need to generate better quality, faster and more efficient study data. More sensitive instruments, efficient sample management and robust assays have all delivered huge productivity gains – but...

Is your legacy ELN holding you back? And are you ready to take your lab to the next level? In this tipsheet, we outline ten things you need to consider when making the decision to replace your old lab...

At the heart of key challenges facing biologics laboratories today lies the volume and complexity of data created throughout the scientific process Whether this is biologics experimental data recorded as part of a cell line development, upstream, downstream, or...

In this tip sheet, we outline ten things you need to consider before investing in an electronic laboratory notebook. Protect your data and IP The IP that your researchers create is important for patent filing and regulatory submissions. Ensure...

In a wide-ranging interview with BWB TV at Bioprocess International, Jarrod Medeiros, Product Manager at IDBS, discusses the data management challenges facing bioprocessing organizations. Watch the Bioprocess WebinarRequest a DemoConnect with an Expert...

Join IDBS at Biotechnology Days, a conference that is co-organised by BIO Deutschland and the Council of German BioRegions. Since 2010, the organizers have put on the German Biotech Days, an annual two-day event that provides a forum for all...

Developments in bioprocessing and related analytical methods and technologies to progress biopharmaceuticals manufacturing Join IDBS in Prague where we are Gold Sponsors of this tradeshow. We will be speaking on the morning of the second day in the plenary session...

Facilitating the development and manufacturing of high-quality biologic drugs and vaccines in the Nordic region. Join us in Copenhagen at Biologics World Nordic on Booth Number 12 IDBS Associates: Graham Sanger - Head of Business Development Sarah Burgess - Field...

Join IDBS in Lisbon for the Global Pharma R&D Informatics Congress on the 30th November to the 1st December.  IDBS are a gold sponsor and will have a booth and will be speaking during the congress. Increasing amounts of data...

Mammalian and microbial biopharmaceutical manufacturing Boost productivity and quality through innovation Join IDBS at BioProduction Congress and the Bioanalytical and Formulation Summit in Dublin on the 9th and 10th of October 2018. IDBS will be exhibiting and speaking in...

Transforming Research: A premier event for the European life sciences discovery and technology community Join IDBS at booth 602 on the 27th of June for the first Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening conference in Europe.  About IDBSContact us More...

More time for science, not searching for data In this webinar, we discuss the common bottlenecks faced by pharmacologists and how IDBS’s pre-clinical knowledge and data management platform can support them. Do any of these challenges ring true for...

Monday, April 9th - Friday, April 13th 2018 Sheraton Downtown Philadelphia A Week of Bioanalysis, Biomarkers, and Immunogenecity at WRIB Join IDBS and over 750 professionals representing pharmas/biopharmas, biotechs, CROs and multiple regulatory agencies working on both small and large...

Stop by IDBS booth #212 to say hello to our experts! May 15-17, 2018 | Seaport World Trade Center Boston, MA Don’t miss our luncheon presentation within the Cloud Computing track on Thursday 5/17.  IDBS’ Vice President of Product Strategy, Dr...

Monday, April 30th - Friday, May 4th 2018 Seaport World Trade Center - Boston, MA Stop by IDBS booth #210 to say hello to our experts! Our booth will be located next to Molecular Devices @ booth 212. More...

Join us at the 14th Annual APA Meeting October 1-3, 2018.About IDBSContact us More news...

Meet with IDBS at the annual Smart Lab Exchange February 20 - 21, 2018 in San Diego, CA. #SmartLabExchange Download the top investment priorities for 2018 to find out what the top challenges and investment areas are for lab...

Join IDBS at Molecular Med Tri-Con February 12-14th in San Francisco. Since its debut in 1993, the conference has become one of the world's leading international events in the field of drug discovery, development and diagnostics. Spanning five days...

Since its introduction to their business, IDBS’ E-WorkBook has helped Bayer achieve operational excellence across its laboratories, saving them time and money. In our on-demand webinar with Oliver Hesse (Director Lab Automation and Data Management, Bayer Healthcare LLC), you can...

Visit us at Booth 4 to find out how we can help you keep your informatics on track. Swap your business card for a free coffee or enter our Hot Wheels competition just in time for Christmas! Our VP...

Scientific experimentation and research and development ventures can often be time-consuming and costly. Because of this, it’s vitally important that all data is created and recorded correctly. So, what is the risk to businesses when it’s not? Download our infographic to find...

IDBS & ChemAxon presents the first joint Meet & Lunch in Paris: Why is it time to change your legacy ELN and Chemical Registration System? What does the IDBS and ChemAxon Strategic partnership mean in practice? We will effectively showcase...

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Knowledge management is the process of identifying, capturing, retrieving, and sharing all of an organization’s information assets. But why is knowledge management so important, and what happens if your knowledge just walks out the door? The demographics of today’s...

Check out our scientific informatics platform for Biotechs. The E-WorkBook Cloud provides Biotechs with a powerful and flexible R&D data management platform in the security of the cloud.   Built by scientists for scientists, the scalable nature of E-WorkBook...

Time saved in R&D is innovation gained Due to a lack of fully integrated laboratory informatics systems, too often, scientists don’t have the time or resources to focus on one of the most fundamentally important aspects of their jobs...

We are excited to be attending the Nordic Life Science Days event and we are looking forward to meeting with our customers and making new connections. Nordic Life Science Days 12-14th September 2017 Copenhagen If you would like to...

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Workplace productivity has increased by 84% during the past 40 years because of advancements in digital technology. New and innovative technology can streamline processes and increase output like never before. TIP 1: Employ effective data management solutions that will...

As most of us know, collaboration is important for successful business operations. By working together with others, skills will be pooled and knowledge can be shared in order to make projects even more successful. As most of us know...

In this interview Joe talks about the history of IDBS, with the company having 10 years of experience in the bioanalytical space and over 25 years of expertise in helping customers with biological and biochemical data. Joe comments on the shift of how...

Supporting formulators’ workflow and building a knowledge base of what’s been made before E-WorkBook provides formulation development groups with a new level of insight into their formulation designs and processes. They are able to design, perform process steps, and...

An informative look at the transfer of your legacy chemical knowledge management system to a modern SaaS platform and how it can transform your business Many companies have spent years investing in their on-premise applications, with the associated research...

An informative look at the changing landscape of chemical research and why you should change your legacy ELN to future-proof the R&D process and gain efficiency The scale of an organization acts as a barrier to creating value in...

Today’s fast moving research requires that researchers have rapid access to data, with the ability to clearly capture their synthetic experiments. IDBS enables innovation, by providing the best web-based solutions for internal and externalized data management, providing benefits over...

An overview of how the world’s leading lab informatics platform The E-WorkBook Cloud for BioProcess delivers actionable insight across your Bioprocess Development from Cell Line Development to Purification. This webinar will demonstrate how E-WorkBook for Bioprocess will harmonize lab...

INDUSTRIAL SCIENCES: Improved efficiency & data quality equates to time to market Time to market is key in the industrial sciences market. Research & Innovation (R&I) teams working in industrial sciences often work on stressful, deadline-orientated projects. Being first...

The IDBS E-WorkBook Cloud is a complete end-to-end, cloud-based, research and development platform that supports all your internal, external and hybrid data management and research needs. With The IDBS E-WorkBook Cloud, you get flexible, scalable and powerful...

Introduction Research collaborations allow researchers to ask questions they wouldn’t be able to ask if they worked alone External collaborations are on the rise. Working in R&D, you’ll already be familiar with the use of contract research organizations (CROs), joint...

Increases opportunities for innovation Most organizations will soon need to adapt to the business environment of growing partnerships and flexible collaboration around the world. But speed and economic benefit are not the sole motivators for expanding networks – collaboration...

E-WorkBook is a complete end-to-end, cloud-based, research and development platform that supports all your internal, external and hybrid data management and research needs. Watch our video to find out more on IDBS.com Transcription: E-WorkBook is flexible and...

E-WorkBook Inventory is a simple-to-use web solution which enables you to seamlessly manage all your laboratory inventory needs from one place, helping you save time and boost productivity. Watch our video to find out more! Transcript Using E-WorkBook, you can manage your lab...

IDBS enables food and beverage companies to rapidly translate the needs of consumers into new or improved products via the expertise of their research and development scientists. Watch our video to find out how! Transcription IDBS software helps research and...

E-WorkBook for Collaboration is a secure, cloud-based technology that enables companies, who collaborate with external parties, to create secure spaces to share ideas, data, analysis methods and IP. Watch our video to find out more!Transcription E-WorkBook is a SaaS platform for...

IDBS enables energy companies to stay agile from the laboratory through to pilot plants and commercialization. Watch our video to find out how!Transcription IDBS helps research & technology organizations specializing in petrochemicals, biofuels and renewable energy manage their...

At IDBS we create cloud-based solutions designed to meet the challenges of scientific and R&D data management for organizations around the world. Watch our video to find out more!Transcription We are IDBS. Our software is found in labs around the world, supporting...

Our business consulting teams can help you discover your pain points, giving you transparency, clarity and a better understanding of the issues you might face. Watch our video to find out more!Transcription At IDBS, we know that sometimes technology alone isn’t the solution...

An overview and strategy of IDBS' validatable cloud platforms Customers and regulators expect the highest level of data integrity to get the most out of data and ensure compliance. Download the whitepaper to discover more. Key points:  The benefits...

How to reduce R&D costs in a global marketplace while continuing to deliver competitive products Across the market verticals of pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, energy, food & beverage and chemicals, a similar story plays out. Businesses are under constant pressure...

Despite breaking global sales records in 2015, biopharmaceutical companies are witnessing a slowing in growth and are under increasing pressure from payers and competitors to reduce costs. Our infographic explores some of the main obstacles faced by biopharmaceutical organizations...

A better way to ensure data quality Protecting your data capture process with the right laboratory informatics system can save time, energy, stress, and money. Unsurprisingly, in a recent survey of key companies in pharma and biotech, 70% listed...

A new era of partnership Scientific enterprises that have historically relied on in-house research & development (R&D) have begun to outsource as part of a growing paradigm shift. A new era of collaboration and partnership is spreading in the...

E-WorkBook Request is our externalization-ready, work requesting and work orchestration tool that sits within The E-WorkBook Cloud. E-WorkBook Request enables teams to prioritize, schedule and fulfill complex multi-step internal and external work requests, ensuring everything is...

An informative look at what the cloud actually is and why your business should take advantage of it to transform your R&D process at an affordable cost Benefits of the Cloud The use of cloud-based models has flourished in...

We are delighted to invite you to the headquarters of our valued customer Solvay for this enterprise R&D interactive workshop. Join our experts and find out how you could move your R&D to the cloud.   Date: 6th September...

Come and visit us at our booth, #37, for your chance to win, and chat to one of our experts about keeping your informatics on track. Also Don’t miss Dr Paul Denny-Gouldson’s presentation at 10.30 on the 18th of...

IDBS will be exhibiting at the IFT17 conference - Join us! Event Details Date: 25th-28th June 2017 Time: 10am–5pm Location: Las Vegas IFT is one of the world’s leading food science conferences and gives you the chance to discover the newest products, latest...

Work requesting & orchestration made easy with E-WorkBook Request… R&D requires the effective coordination of teams and resources across business units, geographies and increasing, with external partners. This webinar introduces E-WorkBook Request, a cloud-based solution...

How to modernize your existing systems and plan your path to the cloud… “Why SaaS?” has been asked by more than a few of our on-premise clients and those expressing an interest in our solutions. And while SaaS has...

Join us for a live overview of how E-WorkBook Inventory turns the traditional LIMs/ELN paradigm on its head. This webinar will showcase how E-WorkBook Inventory’s modern integrated design challenges the necessity of LIMS in the laboratory of the future...

An overview of the next step beyond paper replacement… Take the next step beyond paper replacement, and transform the E-WorkBook ELN into a workflow and data processing workhorse. This webinar will highlight key capabilities for delivering powerful data processing...

Our webinar provides an overview of this modern, high performance platform that supports an integrated end-to-end workflow… If your business involves the synthesis and route optimization of novel compounds, it needs more than just a place to draw reactions...

A live overview of the industry leading process execution system for the Bioanalysis Lab. Meet The E-WorkBook Cloud: The industry bioanalytical platform of choice for both R&D and CRO laboratories…. Satisfied with your Watson LIMS? The modern bioanalytical testing...

Developing new products is a complex, costly and time-consuming process requiring access to reliable process data and cross-department collaboration. In this webinar you will learn how: The IDBS E-WorkBook Cloud enables organizations to harmonize lab execution and streamline quality...

An overview of the world’s most successful electronic laboratory notebook for the R&D enterprise. In this webinar learn how the latest edition of E-WorkBook ELN enables organizations to quickly and cost-effectively establish a foundation for global knowledge management and...